Yes, he has no class. Yes, his antics get old. But this city needs a star player that brings media attention. The Preds need the publicity, and Ovie would bring both that and a superstar scorer.

The guy that put the dagger in the heart of the US at the Vancouver Games wouldn't bring publicity? We'd be on national TV every other week.

Sure Ovechkin has more individual hardware, but Crosby has a Stanley Cup and Olympic Gold. He's a natural leader, a clutch player, and a much better fit for our organization's culture. Ovechkin is an overgrown child, and he plays like one: he runs opposing players, takes stupid penalties, and can't stop running his mouth. Nashville doesn't take very kindly to those kinds of athletes, regardless of how talented they may be. If you want someone who's marketable in this part of the country, you go with the humble (at least on camera) professional.

The guy that put the dagger in the heart of the US at the Vancouver Games wouldn't bring publicity? We'd be on national TV every other week.

Sure Ovechkin has more individual hardware, but Crosby has a Stanley Cup and Olympic Gold. He's a natural leader, a clutch player, and a much better fit for our organization's culture. Ovechkin is an overgrown child, and he plays like one: he runs opposing players, takes stupid penalties, and can't stop running his mouth. Nashville doesn't take very kindly to those kinds of athletes, regardless of how talented they may be. If you want someone who's marketable in this part of the country, you go with the humble (at least on camera) professional.

obviously crosby is choice 1a for this but I think you are overestimating Ovechkins negatives.

If you made an offer like that again someone here might do the sexual reassignment surgery for you with a chainsaw.

haha yea, probably a bad idea to offer trade ideas to a team for their star player. I'd probably say no to anything anyone offered for Zetterburg or Datsyuk. I'm just a huge Weber fan and it would be a dream to have that guy playing on the wings blue line.

haha yea, probably a bad idea to offer trade ideas to a team for their star player. I'd probably say no to anything anyone offered for Zetterburg or Datsyuk. I'm just a huge Weber fan and it would be a dream to have that guy playing on the wings blue line.

Dreams are nice but reality is reality. And in the case of sports 99% of the time you deal in reality. The other 1% is when your team wins.

Dreams are nice but reality is reality. And in the case of sports 99% of the time you deal in reality. The other 1% is when your team wins.

This is kind of off topic, but I guess I'll just ask. What are the Predators needs as far as depth go? Wings are shopping around a bottom 6 forward (Miller or Ritola) and a bottom pairing Dman (Meech). Miller is a great PKer IMO and grinder, with really no scoring upside, except every once in a while. Ritola is a prospect, and Meech is a quick puck moving Dman.

I'd expect very little in return for any of those 3 mentioned btw from whoever takes them.

This is kind of off topic, but I guess I'll just ask. What are the Predators needs as far as depth go? Wings are shopping around a bottom 6 forward (Miller or Ritola) and a bottom pairing Dman (Meech). Miller is a great PKer IMO and grinder, with really no scoring upside, except every once in a while. Ritola is a prospect, and Meech is a quick puck moving Dman.

I'd expect very little in return for any of those 3 mentioned btw from whoever takes them.

In order:

Vet backup goalie who will play max 10-15 games and must win at least 50% of them hopefully more.

Vet d-man. Defensive minded preferred. Must be able to eat 18 minutes a game.

Top line center maybe but the forward positions for Nashville are crowded.

Vet backup goalie who will play max 10-15 games and must win at least 50% of them hopefully more.

Vet d-man. Defensive minded preferred. Must be able to eat 18 minutes a game.

Top line center maybe but the forward positions for Nashville are crowded.

Oh gotchya, yea we dont have much to offer then. Maybe Willie Mitchell and Jose Theodore would be some good pickups? If you needed it, Stepniak might be another good steal from Phoenix. You have the cap to make it work!

Oh gotchya, yea we dont have much to offer then. Maybe Willie Mitchell and Jose Theodore would be some good pickups? If you needed it, Stepniak might be another good steal from Phoenix. You have the cap to make it work!

By Internal budget room, do you mean you need to make sure there is cap room for next year? I think you could get Jose for Turco money or less. Sure he had 30 wins, but that was for a team that could outscore other teams despite Jose's 2.81 GAA. With Mitchell, you could sign him for a 1 year contract worth 2-3 million.

By Internal budget room, do you mean you need to make sure there is cap room for next year? I think you could get Jose for Turco money or less. Sure he had 30 wins, but that was for a team that could outscore other teams despite Jose's 2.81 GAA. With Mitchell, you could sign him for a 1 year contract worth 2-3 million.

no. we have to spend at or below the cap midpoint to qualify for full revenue sharing.

so our internal budget is around 48 million. if we go over it it not only costs us the extra money paid to the player, but we get less rev sharing$$